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Lee Hyun-se (Template:Langx; Hanja: 李賢世; born June 13, 1956) is a South Korean cartoonist, and the former president of the Korea Cartoonist Association.[1] He is currently the chairman of KOMACON and a professor at the Department of Comic Animation at Sejong University.[2]
Lee is Korea's leading comic ("manhwa") artist. His works have commented on current events and embraced public frustrations.[3]
Early life and education
Lee was born in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He grew up in Gyeongju, South Korea, graduating from graduated from Wulseung Elementary School (Template:Langx), Gyeongju Middle School (Template:Langx), and Gyeongju High School (Template:Langx).
Career
Lee debuted in 1978 with The River Knows (Template:Langx) that covers the Vietnam War. His major works include A Daunting Team (Template:Langx), Mythology of the Heavens (Template:Langx), Ring of Hell (Template:Langx), Nambul: War Stories, Armageddon (Template:Langx), Police (Template:Langx), Birdie (Template:Langx), and others. Actor Joe Sang-gu is an old friend of Lee Hyun-se, and he is the real model for Oh Hyae-sung / (Kkachi), the main character of A Daunting Team.
Filmography
- 1978,The River Knows (Template:Langx)[1]
- 1979, Kkachi in Shimonoseki (Template:Langx)
- 1980, The Wind that Blows the Ground (Template:Langx)
- 1981, The Last Light of Shimonoseki (Template:Langx); Kkachi's Fifth Season (Template:Langx)
- 1982, Kkachi's Blue Crab Apple (Template:Langx), A Jackdow of the Border (Template:Langx), A Dauntless Team (Template:Langx); Made the cover of the first issue of monthly publication, Treasure Island (Template:Langx)
- 1983, Ring of the Wild (Template:Langx); Kkachi's Glass Jaw (Template:Langx); Ring of Hell (Template:Langx)
- 1984, Wanderer Kkachi (Template:Langx); Kkachi's Sunny Spot (Template:Langx); The Firebird's Fighting Spirit (Template:Langx)
- 1985, The High School Baseball Team (Template:Langx); Thawing (Template:Langx; Hanja: 解氷)
- 1986, Bow (Template:Langx; Japanese Ver.); Run! (Template:Langx); Emperor (Template:Langx; Hanja: 帝王)
- 1987, Sing a Dawn, Lions (Template:Langx); Fury of Kkachi's Head (Template:Langx); The Kosmos that Blooms in Winter (Template:Langx); Childish Kkachi (Template:Langx); Roughly Unfortunate Fellows (Template:Langx)
- 1988, Report on the Daughter-in-Law's Rice Paste (Template:Langx); Boss (Template:Langx); Armageddon (Template:Langx) serialized in IQ Jump; Blue Angel (Template:Langx); Karon's Dawn (Template:Langx); Made the cover of the first issue of a monthly publication, IQ Jump (Template:Langx)
- 1989, Dancing Larva (Template:Langx)
- 1990, Chick Rhapsody (Template:Langx)
- 1993, Nambul: War Stories; Police (Template:Langx)
- 1994, Steep Cliff (Template:Langx; Hanja:峭崖)
- 1995, Armageddon (Template:Langx; Animation); Golden Flower (Template:Langx); Love Collection (Template:Langx) serialized in the newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun (Template:Langx; Hanja: 京鄕新聞)
- 1997, Mythology of Heaven (Template:Langx)
- 1999, Dark Dragon (Template:Langx) serialized in The Seoul Daily Sports (Template:Langx); Made the National Police Agency character, Podori (Template:Langx)
- 2001, Serializing Mythology of Heaven (Template:Langx)
- 2004, Animal Drawing (Template:Langx)
- 2005, Serializing Wolf's Blood (Template:Langx), Made Korean History (Template:Langx)
- 2007, Serializing Birdie (Template:Langx)
- 2009, Serializing Bijeongsigong (Template:Langx); Changcheonsuhoui (Template:Langx)
- 2010, Serializing Red Fatale (Template:Langx)
Awards
- 1994, Awarded The Fourth Korean Comic Achievement Award (Template:Langx)
- 1999, Awarded The Third Asia Comic Contest (Hong Kong, Template:Langx) Achievement Award
- 2002, Awarded The Second Gobow Comic Award (Template:Langx)
- 2006, Awarded The Metropolis of Seoul Culture Award (Template:Langx)
- 2007, Awarded Korea Content Awards (Template:Langx) President's Award in the Field of Comics